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referologist

referologist noun: a medical doctor who preferentially refers patients to specialists and other medical practitioners.

Noun

referologist (plural referologists)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A medical doctor who preferentially refers patients to specialists and other medical practitioners
    1. (derogatory, slang) A general practitioner (GP), who needs to refer patients to specialists to treat conditions, and generally just keeps track of medical records

Forms of referologist

pluralreferologists

Origin of referologist

From refer + -ologist.

Questions about referologist

What does referologist mean?
Referologist means a medical doctor who preferentially refers patients to specialists and other medical practitioners.
What part of speech is referologist?
Referologist is a noun.
What is the plural of referologist?
The plural of referologist is referologists.

Words near referologist in the dictionary

  1. refermented
  2. refermenting
  3. referments
  4. refermionization
  5. refermionizations
  6. referologist
  7. referologists
  8. referrability
  9. referrable
  10. referral
  11. referral marketing

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